[TCN] Wednesday, April 9, 2008

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Wednesday, April 9, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Logan Airport Chosen to Pilot FAA Runway Safety Lights

Link to story in the Boston Business Journal:

http://boston.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2008/04/07/daily25.html

Link to news release from the Federal Aviation Administration:

http://www.faa.gov/news/press_releases/news_story.cfm?newsId=10206

 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

2) Life in the FastLane

MIT economist finds E-ZPass program hides tax hikes.

Link to story from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology:

http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/eureka-ezpass-tt0409.html

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

3) New GPS Satellites Have Anti-Jamming Gear

Link to UPI story:

http://www.upi.com/International_Security/Industry/Briefing/2008/04/08/new_gps_sats_have_anti-jamming_gear/8126/

 

MARITIME

 

4) Miscommunication Contributed to Spill in San Francisco Bay

Link to story in the Contra Costa Times:
http://www.contracostatimes.com/environment/ci_8858525

 

OTHER

 

5) Bar Code Sales Tool is Failing Campus Test

Pilot at Case Western Reserve University lets students get information such as bus arrival times via bar codes on cell phones.

Link to story on ZD Net:

http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1035_22-6236879.html

 

ROADWAYS

 

6) Harsh Winter Hard on Wisconsin Road Signs

Link to story in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:

http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=737116

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

7) Nationwide Cell Phone Alert System in the Works

Link to story in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/telecom/2008-04-08-fcc-emergency_N.htm

 

8) Although Airport Security Tells Passengers They Must Show ID to Board Planes, They Really Don't

Link to story in The Kansas City Star:

http://www.kansascity.com/105/story/567590.html

 

9) New Road-Sign System to be Unveiled in South Carolina

Myrtle Beach area businesses donate electronic signs, marquees, and billboards in order to post public safety notices in the event of approaching storms or flooding.

Link to story in The Sun News:

http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/news/breaking_news/story/410624.html  

 

TELEMATICS

 

10) Vehicle Communications System in Your Pocket

Link to story on ICT Results:

http://cordis.europa.eu/ictresults/index.cfm/section/news/tpl/article/BrowsingType/Features/ID/89657

 

TRANSIT

 

11) Wi-Fi Firm Says It's Near a Deal with BART

Link to story in The Sacramento Bee:

http://www.sacbee.com/103/story/847254.html

 

12) Washington, DC Metro Pulls Ad with Pope Bobblehead

Link to story in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/08/AR2008040803092.html?hpid=sec-religion

 

13) Is In-Vehicle Wi-Fi a Boon for Commuters?

Link to story on Wi-FiPlanet:

http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/columns/article.php/3739746

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

14) Officials Keep Eye on Traffic Cameras at Masters Golf Tournament

Link to story in The Augusta Chronicle:

http://www.augusta.com/stories/040908/mas_194167.shtml

 

15) Kuala Lumpur Traffic Now a Click Away

Link to story in the New Strait Times:

http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Wednesday/NewsBreak/20080409161015/Article/index_html

Link to Integrate Transport Information System:  http://www.itis.com.my

 

16) Traffic Market Hot Topic at CTIA

Link to story in GPS World:

http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=508501 

 

17) Kansas DOT Adds Highway Camera Views to Web Site

Link to story in The Capital-Journal:

http://cjonline.com/stories/040908/bre_kdotcameras.shtml

 

VEHICLES

 

18) Ford to Offer Blind-Spot Tracking Mirror

Link to AP story:

http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080409/blind_spot_mirrors.html?.v=2

 

19) Bill Aims to Protect Blind People from Dangers Posed by Hybrids

Link to AP story:

http://www.latimes.com/news/science/environment/la-fi-blind9apr09,1,5178808.story

News Releases

1) CITE and FHWA Introduce New Blended Course: Improving Highway Safety with ITS

2) Groundbreaking Broadcaster Traffic Consortium to Redefine Radio

3) Integrated Automotive Entertainment and Telematics System - Unicoi Systems Provides Media Center Solution

4) Cargo Container Security: It's Not 'One Size Fits All'

5) Taking Satellite Control of Welsh Gritters with Masternaut - South Wales Trunk Road Agency (SWTRA) and Traffic Wales implementing web-based satellite telematics

6) Global Traffic Network (UK) Limited Awarded Traffic Radio Contract by United Kingdom Highways Agency

 

 

Upcoming Events

7^th European Congress and Exhibition on Intelligent Transport Systems and Services – June 4-6 – Geneva

http://www.itsineurope.com/

 

 

Today in Transportation History

1937 - The Kamikaze-go, a Japanese airplane, landed in London establishing a world flying record from Tokyo to London.

http://www.shinko-elec.co.jp/eng/techlink/square_kami.htm

 

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